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on the Nile
C orridor of conquest, the
Nile connected Egypt
with Nubia, or
Kush, known for its
gold and its trade with
the African interior. To
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control this commerce,
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the Egyptians pressed
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south into Kush, reaching the
Second Cataract by 2500 B.C.
and the Fourth Cataract a
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thousand years later. For
centuries caravans from the
south continued to supply
Egypt with exotic items such
as elephant tusks and pan
ther skins. The Kushites
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adopted the religion, styles,
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and customs of their Egyp-
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Egypt, ushite kings con
quered Egypt in the eighth
century B.C. but were ousted
after otly six decades. In
Nub' he Kushite kings per
petu d ancient Egyptian
tradi ns for centuries.
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